Athens announces two rounds of leaf collections beginning next week

ATHENS, Alabama - The city plans to make two rounds of leaf collections starting next week and ending in early December.

The city will collect leaves according to the day that a resident's garbage is collected, a news release said.

The first round for residents whose garbage is collected on Tuesday or Wednesday will begin Oct. 31 and end Nov. 4. Residents with garbage pickup on Thursday or Friday will have the first round of leaf collection from Nov. 7 through Nov. 11.

The second round of collections will be Nov. 14 through Nov. 18 for residents whose garbage is collected on Tuesday. For residents with Wednesday garbage collection, the second round will be between Nov. 21 and Nov. 25.

The second round for residents with Thursday garbage collection will be Nov. 28 through Dec. 2. For residents with Friday garbage service, it will be Dec. 5 through Dec. 9.

Residents are asked not to mix limbs with the leaves. The leaves will not be collected if limbs are mixed in.

The leaf collection schedule could change because of weather conditions.